maclatunji:

I actually watched my classmates receive 100 strokes of the cane in primary school.

Sissie:
I was once flogged 40 strokes of cane, and it was 2 mouth koboko when I was in JS1, I attended a boarding school. So don't say it can't happen, it happened to me.

Eneze1: if she want to practice her religion nobody is stopping her but in a school that has a code of dressing which should be adhere to, I dont believe the hijab is part of the code of dressing and if her parents want her to be using hijab they should have sent her to a school that uses it.

mbhs139: Where We Learn
Students cannot learn well and are not likely to behave well in difficult school environments. Students thrive when many factors—both tangible and intangible—combine to produce a positive school climate.

Students care about where they learn, because they spend the better part of most days in class or on the playground, so they care very much about what it feels like to be at school. Is the school safe and clean? Can they trust their teachers? And do teachers believe in and respect them?

These feelings influence how students feel about themselves—how confident they are, what they think of themselves as learners, and what kind of future they see. Such perceptions can have a distinct impact on how well students learn.

Those who think their schools are the “best ever” are more likely to feel confident about themselves as learners than are students who feel they are the targets of bullying, racism, or disrespect. Feelings like these, both positive and negative, define a school’s climate—that is, the personality of the learning environment.

Idowuogbo:
100 strokes ke? Oniro Oshi! D teacher na ehonda?

Dudugirl01: My aunty is an aSSiStant head teacher in lagoS State, and a union member at that, from what She told me,in that particular school,all religious apparelS are banned in that particular school, be it Christian,Islamic or trado, according to my aunt,the said principal is an old woman and just caned the girl twice! I wonder why this is being blown out of proportion, if it were a christian that was beaten, I bet this wouldn't have been newS oo! And beSides, I'm Sure none of our religions preaches diSobedience tO higher authority, but if indeed she was flogged 43 times which I very much doubt,diSciplinary actions should be taken against her

shanktang: as much as i do not agree wth the principal's flogging of the student which i think is absolutely wicked, inhuman and an abuse of her person, and should be cautioned very strongly for that, though i think 43 strokes of cane must be a high exagiration, i still want to point out the fact dat the country is a circular state and is runned as such and anything religion is detatched from management of its institutions, thats the reason singing of songs of praises were stoped in all public schools in lagos, the schools have regulations on dress code which i think all parents should ensure they make thier wards abide to, whatever the student have done i'm sure must have come from the high ignorance of the parent to the school's dressing regulations and i think they should have been informed first about it rather than take to floging of the student, based on that alone the principal should be very strongly cautioned.

shanktang: as much as i do not agree wth the principal's flogging of the student which i think is absolutely wicked, inhuman and an abuse of her person, and should be cautioned very strongly for that, though i think 43 strokes of cane must be a high exagiration, i still want to point out the fact dat the country is a circular state and is runned as such and anything religion is detatched from management of its institutions, thats the reason singing of songs of praises were stoped in all public schools in lagos, the schools have regulations on dress code which i think all parents should ensure they make thier wards abide to, whatever the student have done i'm sure must have come from the high ignorance of the parent to the school's dressing regulations and i think they should have been informed first about it rather than take to floging of the student, based on that alone the principal should be very strongly cautioned.

Dudugirl01: My aunty is an aSSiStant head teacher in lagoS State, and a union member at that, from what She told me,in that particular school,all religious apparelS are banned in that particular school, be it Christian,Islamic or trado, according to my aunt,the said principal is an old woman and just caned the girl twice! I wonder why this is being blown out of proportion, if it were a christian that was beaten, I bet this wouldn't have been newS oo! And beSides, I'm Sure none of our religions preaches diSobedience tO higher authority, but if indeed she was flogged 43 times which I very much doubt,diSciplinary actions should be taken against her

mbhs139:

we don't even know what to believe as regards this case anymore

mbhs139:

You are speaking from the two sides of your mouth. one moment, you are condemning the principal's act, and the next minute you are blaming parents for not making their children to address to dress code.

by the way, haven't you read on this thread that students in Lagos schools have the right to wear hijab to school?

shanktang:

i have not seen that right anywhere on the pages of the law i'm afraid and i'll be so glad if u could make some ref. posts on nairaland are not the law.
using of christian hym book the songs of praise was banned in public schools long ago, why would the government pass law to support one and discard the other, if they truly support the use of hijab in public schools.

fellis: This thread would have been filled with a lot of insults and hate speech if it was a Muslim school principal that flogged a christian 43 times maybe for wearing a rosary.
Good thing Islam teaches civility in actions and in speech.

mbhs139:

You are speaking from the two sides of your mouth. one moment, you are condemning the principal's act, and the next minute you are blaming parents for not making their children to address to dress code.

by the way, haven't you read on this thread that students in Lagos schools have the right to wear hijab to school?

naptu2: [size=14pt]Lagos State Outlaws Flogging Of Students & Apprentices. - Education - Nairaland[/size]

NO LONG TIN:

You don come with your own abi, when i tot i've seen the worst from maclatunji.
You know wetin be koboko, abi u just dey hear people talk about it, if your back no b like django - abeg go sidon 1 place may i see road (na broom stick they use)
Come may i flog you with 1 'rope' of my Papa koboko weather you no go reach Heaven come back - only 1 rope, once(just once abeg)

juleze:

I hope you quote this to Ile-kewus (school where Koran is taught) who flog little children mercilessly for missing out on any of †ђξ Koran.
All of you complaining, whoilf you stop your children from attending †ђξ school if you saw how †ђξ Alfas beat them?
♍Ɣ dad faced this and I don't envy him one bit. Beating children like malu (including †ђξ principal, I'd she really beat †ђξ young girl), yet if they're beaten that way, they'll cry like babies *hiss*

To those who say majority of Lagosians are Muslims, you must be kidding!!!
Is it because of all †ђξ Kamorus, Lukmans and Shakirus you hear at †ђξ bus-stops that gives you such beliefs? I'm a Lagosian and I can categorically tell you this is false.

naptu2:

It's one of the sad things about Nigeria that we need to change. The constitution protects the rights of all, but how many people know the contents of the constitution? How many people know about the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the constitution? How many people are ready to go to court to enforce their rights?

Luckily, those students were prepared to go to court to enforce their rights and the court ruled in their favour.

hamzakyana: Read your bible very well you will find answer there.

[size=14pt]'Stop Ban On Religious Attires in Schools'.[/size]

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire | November 17, 2004

(From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM)

An Ikeja High Court has ordered the Lagos State Government not to ban the wearing of hijab by female Muslim students of the Lagos State School of Health Technology. Hijab is a piece of cloth female Muslim faithful use to cover their heads down to the shoulders.

Also restrained over the said act are the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Attorney General of the State, and Director Lagos State School of Health Technology, Dr. E.K.O. John.

Four female students of the school, Fatimo Abidemi Razak, Titilayo Sanni, Idiatu Asabi Ayinde, and Sunbo Bada, dragged the school and other restrained personnel to court …

[size=14pt]Nigerian Muslims Welcome Court Ruling on Hijab[/size]

By Khedr Abdel Baki, IOL Correspondent
ABUJA, November 20
(IslamOnline.net)

Nigerian Muslims hailed a court ruling against a decision by the Lagos state government banning hijab in state schools under claims of inciting sectarian division in the country.

The verdict deals a serious blow to continued attempts to ban hijab in Nigeria, especially in southern areas, Abdul Wahab Baba Nafae, a Muslim activist, told IslamOnline.net Saturday, November 20.

“Some fanatic Christians have been resorting to such attempts [to ban hijab] after failing to contain the growing Islamic tide in Nigeria,” he said.

“They should abandon their provocative schemes and respect the rule of law. We are only exercising our constitutional rights."

The activist recalled that similar legal actions has been taken in several Nigerian states to ban hijab in public schools.

Baseless Claim

[b]The Lagos High Court ruled on Thursday, November 18, that no party or person can force Muslim girls to take off their hijab which, it maintained, is part and parcel of personal freedoms.

In October, the Lagos National Institute of Health and Technology banned Muslim students from entering classrooms, a decision backed by the state government.

Students Fatimo Abidemi Razak, Titilayo Sanni, Idiatu Asabi Ayinde and Sunbo Bada challenged the decision with the high court, asking that the ban be declared illegal and a breach of their rights.

Judge Olubunmi Oyewole of the High Court ruled that the ban was a breach of articles 38 and 42 of the Nigerian constitution.

He further said the institution failed to prove how hijab could spark a religious conflict.

The judge underscored that the institute, a public school funded by tax payers and owned by the Lagos state government, cannot operate outside the provisions of Constitution.

Refuting arguments that the students ought to abide by the institute’s regulations expressed in their admission letters, Oyewole said they did not waive their rights to their religious beliefs and practice merely because they accepted the admission letters.[/b]

According to official statistics, 55% of Nigerians are Muslims while 40% are Christians.

However, other estimates indicated that Muslims make up some 65 percent of the country’s 133 million population.

Twelve of Nigeria’s 36 states have gradually applied the provisions of Shari'ah since the return of democracy to the country in 1999, despite the fierce opposition from the federal government.

Hijab

Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one’s affiliations.

The issue of wearing hijab caught world attention after France adopted a controversial law banning hijab in public schools, which came into effect in September.

The decision, branded as “discriminatory” by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), left many Muslim school girls tormented between religious obligation and education needs.

In October, Cennet Doganay, 15, took off her hijab as she was entering the Louis Pasteur Lycee high school in Strasbourg, eastern France, only to reveal a bald head.

naptu2: School kids wearing hijab.

Eneze1: Giving the girl in question 43 strokes of cane is uncalled for, but I believe there's a code of dressing every student must abide with, when you are in Rome it's better you behave like a Roman in order to avoid the consequences of behaving otherwise, there are better ways of handling this issue than subjecting the poor girl to this kind of treatment.